Structure of the human cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene
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Structure of the human cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene.
Cyclo-oxygenase (Cox), a rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of prostanoids, is encoded by two genes, Cox-1 and Cox-2, which are differentially expressed and regulated. Human Cox-1 and -2 polypeptides share 61% primary sequence identity. While the expression of Cox-1 is maximal in quiescent cells. Cox-2 expression is induced by growth factors and cytokines. We have screened a human genomic li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0264-6021,1470-8728
DOI: 10.1042/bj3020723